Hidden in Plain Sight
The "Hidden in Plain Sight" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Hidden in Plain Sight

The enigma of the repeating Aurora Borealis patterns was explained after scanners detected small machines in orbit around …. Some of these devices were intercepted and analyzed. It was established that the machines could manipulate the atmosphere by firing streams of charged particles into it, emulating solar winds. The patterns were basically code ciphers sent to beings on the surface. The theory is that this system was in use roughly at the same time as the global crisis took place. Coded communications in a time of war, perhaps instructions to saboteurs or detonation signals for weapons, hidden in plain sight. Without anyone to turn them off, they loop in to infinity.
The command below will trigger the "Hidden in Plain Sight" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Incredible.
- Society: +None to None